Columbia Gas Slapped with $150K Fine for Pipeline Work in 2011-12

Building a pipeline can be expensive in more ways that one. Columbia Gas Transmission has just been fined $150,000 by the Pennsylvania Dept. of Environment Protection for violations of the Clean Streams Law during construction of a pipeline in Pike County--construction that happened in 2011-2012. The DEP made inspections during the construction and observed over 100 violations--"failure to implement, maintain and provide temporary stabilization of disturbed areas, and potential pollution and sediment discharges into waterways." Why it takes three years to levy and collect a fine we have no idea. Here's the announcement from the DEP...

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